Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes

If someone puts up the argument that King Louis gave the Romagna to Pope Alexander, and the kingdom of Naples to Spain, in order to avoid a war, I would answer as I did before: that you should never let things get out of hand in order to avoid war. You don't avoid such a war, you merely postpone it, to your own disadvantage.

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli

• King Louis
• Romagna
• Pope Alexander

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  Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
  • King Louis
  • Romagna
  • Pope Alexander